U.S. 34 between Estes Park, Loveland to reopen

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One of the last remaining highways that was closed because of flood damage will reopen next week.

Gov. John Hickenlooper will join officials from the Colorado Department of Transportation on Thursday to mark the official opening of U.S. 34 between Estes Park and Loveland.

The opening of U.S. 34 is the final step in restoring all routes into and out of Estes Park, according to a news release from Hickenlooper’s office.

The highway was damaged during the floods in September when the Big Thompson River overflowed its banks, and it has remained closed since.

State officials had set a goal of having all flood-damaged highways reopened by the beginning of December. The opening of U.S. 34 means only one highway — Colo. 7 between Lyons and Raymond — remains to reopened by Dec. 1.